shovelled

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A form of shovel — A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shovel

    I shovelled the snow off the pavement.

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APA

shovelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelled

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“shovelled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelled. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shovelled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelled.

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